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Scenery Step by Step Step 3 Structures (cont’d) L&N Gray .030" styrene sheet Steam Power Black Since I wasn’t using the barn’s far wall and part of its roof, I needed to reinforce this part of the structure so it wouldn’t warp. I attached a piece of .030" styrene sheet here and used 1 ⁄8 " x 1 ⁄8 " stripwood for the joints between the styrene and wood. I used cyanoacrylate adhesive to glue the styrene to the wood. Next, I used an airbrush to paint the barn Polly Scale Rock Island February issue In the Visit the PD&Q Railroad Scratchbuild a trestle High-school students build a garden railway Build storage shelves for your rolling stock To get your copy of the February issue of Garden Railways, visit your local hobby shop, newsstand, or call. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! 1-800-533-6644 Order online at www.GardenRailways.com My goal was to have the house and barn partially obscured by trees. In the foreground were Busch coniferous trees, which I wrote about in the July 2007 issue ofModel Railroader. These trees vary in height from 5" to 71 ", so they do a good job of blocking direct views of the structures. On the opposite side of the hill, next to the house and barn, I used 3" ⁄2 deciduous trees from Scenic Express. These smaller trees look better next to the N scale structures. Using the hilltop to hide part of the trunks also makes it appear that the trees are farther away. 38 Model Railroader • www.ModelRailroader.com Maroon (walls), Milwaukee Road Gray (roof), and Reefer White (trim). I then installed the clear window glazing to the back of the windows, and set the windows in the factory-milled openings. I then attached the peel-and-stick window frames, as well as the corner trim. Finally, I weathered the barn with the firm’s L&N Gray and Steam Power Black, as noted in the photo above. Step 4 Trees and more trees